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Yesteryear is a suspenseful and satirical take-down of the "trad wife" social media trend. While you're waiting for this runaway debut novel from Caro Claire Burke, we think you'd love these picks too! @BurlONLib bplsummer

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  • An influencer who has built a social media empire around the perfect "traditional wife" lifestyle wakes up to find herself living the harsh reality of the past she's been romanticizing online. Sharp, suspenseful, and darkly funny, this satirical…
    Book, 2026Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2026. — BUR
  • A community of picture perfect families who seem to have it all together are hiding a dark secret.
    Book, 2021New York : Flatiron Books, 2021. — BAK
  • A yoga influencer has her future derailed by her fraudster crypto-entrepreneur fiancé and starts her life over.
    Book, 2025Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2025] — BAR
  • In an alternate 1950s America, thousands of women mysteriously transform into dragons, forever changing the lives of those left behind. Blending fantasy with sharp social commentary, this imaginative novel explores female rage, identity, and the…
    Book, 2022New York : Doubleday, [2022] — BAR
  • When a husband disappears from a seemingly perfect coastal community of social media-famous trad wives, carefully guarded secrets begin to unravel. This twisty domestic suspense explores the dark side of curated lives, traditional gender roles, and…
    Book, 2026HarperCollins Publishers 2026
  • NYC working mom Annie is already at the end of her rope when she goes viral on social media for all the wrong reasons.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : William Morrow, [2024] — BRI
  • A young wife unpacks the secrets of the 1950's housewife that previously inhabited her home.
    Book, 2020[Toronto] : Viking, 2020. — BRO
  • A struggling aspiring writer is swept into the glamorous world of a wealthy socialite whose friendship quickly turns into a dangerous obsession. Stylish, suspenseful, and sharply observed, this psychological drama explores ambition, identity, and…
    Book, 2018New York : Doubleday, [2018] — BUR
  • A Black woman living in 1970s California is repeatedly pulled back in time to a slave plantation, where her own family's future depends on the survival of a white plantation heir. This powerful classic blends historical fiction, suspense, and…
    Book, 2003Boston : Beacon Press, c2003. — BUT
  • A woman determined to escape her ordinary life sets her sights on infiltrating the seemingly perfect world of a wealthy, glamorous couple. Full of deception, shocking twists, and hidden motives, this addictive psychological thriller proves that…
    Book, 2017New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017. — CON
  • A 1940's college-dropout-turned-showgirl grapples with scandal, fame, and finding her identity.
    Book, 20192019. — GIL
  • A thrilling look at how two families collapse when one woman stops at nothing to follow her desires.
    Book, 2023New York : Roxane Gay Books, 2023. — HUN
  • A desperate home buyer is convinced snagging her dream home will cure her unhappiness, fix her marriage, and offer her the American dream.
    Book, 2025New York : Celadon Books, 2025. — KAS
  • Suddenly dumped into fame through her bestseller novel, a young author struggles to keep fact and fiction separate.
    Book, 2023New York : Doubleday, [2023] — LAN
  • After moving to the idyllic town of Stepford, a young wife begins to suspect that its picture-perfect homemakers are hiding a chilling secret. This classic psychological thriller delivers a razor-sharp satire of gender roles, conformity, and the…
    Book, 2002New York : Perennial, c2002. — LEV
  • Molly's life is more mundane that she had hoped, but a newcomer to her suburban life threatens to unearth the past and bring old secrets into the light.
    Book, 2022New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022. — LOV
  • The ramifications of being raised online by their social media manager mom start to spill over into the real lives of five sisters.
    Book, 2025New York : The Dial Press, [2025] — MCL
  • A peek behind the curtain of women who seem to have it all reveals that no one really has it all figured out.
    Book, 2019London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019. — OPO
  • Celia's contented picture perfect life starts to unravel as she falls into an obsession over her coworker's murder.
    Book, 2026New York, NY : Ecco, [2026] — OSH
  • Four female whistleblowers contend with new fame while having to remain anonymous to hold their bad bosses to account.
    Book, 2022Toronto, Ontario : Park Row Books, [2022] — PEL